Lot 212 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Soft Harp, Scale A
Claes Oldenburg · muslin, steel, clothesline, dacron, resin and latex paint
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 10 November 2023
- Dimensions
- 51 ½ x 27 x 7 ½ in. (130.8 x 68.6 x 19.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3314857
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3314857 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3314857
Claes Oldenburg, Soft Harp, Scale A. Christie's, 10 Nov 2023, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314857.
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Claes Oldenburg, Soft Harp, Scale A. Christie's, 10 Nov 2023, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314857.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claes Oldenburg | Bacon and Egg; Ice Cream, and Beef Steak | $98,771 | Sotheby's, Feb 2021 | |
| Claes Oldenburg | Model (Ghost) Juicit (Silex Juicit) | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Grey Sundae | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | calico bunny | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Fagend Study | Phillips, Nov 2018 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Study for a soft sculpture in the form of a giant ketchup bo | Sotheby's, Feb 2015 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Sculpture in the Form of Trowel Stuck in the Ground (Model) | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | study of a swedish light switch | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.